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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies 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 poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for details 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 issues. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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