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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education enable learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education