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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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