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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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