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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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