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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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