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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better understand these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also researches 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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