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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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