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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are normally 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 numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open education undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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