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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online education are making it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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