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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of New Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education