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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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