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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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