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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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