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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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