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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

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