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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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