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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. 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 teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Belgium to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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