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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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