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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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