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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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