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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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