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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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