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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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