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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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