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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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