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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in online learning enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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