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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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