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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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