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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor 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 digital learning becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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