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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

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