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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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