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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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