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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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