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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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