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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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