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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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