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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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