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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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