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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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