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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative 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 gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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