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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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