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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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