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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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