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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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