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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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