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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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