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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education ventures. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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