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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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