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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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