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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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