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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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