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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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