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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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