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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in elearning have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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