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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in elearning have provided the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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