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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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