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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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