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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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