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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Grenada to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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