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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 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 assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Ecotech Institute to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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