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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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