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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Grenada to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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