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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are normally 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 a lot of topics that e-learning organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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