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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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