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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Barbados to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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