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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. 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 stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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