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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online 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 certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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