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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning enable students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that 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 stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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