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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily 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 e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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