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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure 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 UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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