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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in distance learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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