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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology have enabled humans all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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