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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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