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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Luxembourg to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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