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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New gains in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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