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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because 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 make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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