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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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