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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Moldova to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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