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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these new open educational experiments. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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