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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these promising new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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