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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that teachers 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 UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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