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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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