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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable humans all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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