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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning enable people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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