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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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