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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify 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 organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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