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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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