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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed 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 MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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