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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning have made it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key 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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