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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online education institutions are considering now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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