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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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