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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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