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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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