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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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