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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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