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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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