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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology have empowered learners all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Canada to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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