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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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