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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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