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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations have to consider today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. 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 stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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