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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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