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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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