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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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