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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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