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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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