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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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