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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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