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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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