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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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