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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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