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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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