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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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