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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in digital education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators 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 organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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