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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Universities want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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