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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology make it possible for students all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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