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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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