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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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