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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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