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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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