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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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