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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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