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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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