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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-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 we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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