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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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