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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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