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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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