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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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