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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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