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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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