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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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