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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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