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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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