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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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