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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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