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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like British Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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