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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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