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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not 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 several subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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