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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major 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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