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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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