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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand these open educational ventures. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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