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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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