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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these compelling new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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