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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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