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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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