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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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