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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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