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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Liechtenstein to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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