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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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