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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in courses 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. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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