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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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