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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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