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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Virginia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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