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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominican Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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