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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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