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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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