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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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