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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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