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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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