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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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