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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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