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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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