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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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