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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in online education enable people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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