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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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