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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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