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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education have enabled people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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