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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

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