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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to understand these open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes 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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