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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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