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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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