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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Reddit to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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