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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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