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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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