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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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