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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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