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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always 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 numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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