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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have enabled humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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