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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes 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 Canvas Network to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also considers 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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