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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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