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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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