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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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