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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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