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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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