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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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