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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. People want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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