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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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