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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education enable learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. People want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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