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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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