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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these fascinating new open education initiatives. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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