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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we ensure that lecturers 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 teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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