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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily 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. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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