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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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