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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better grasp these new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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