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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. 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 institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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