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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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