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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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