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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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