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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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