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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily 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 online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Falkland Islands (Islas Malvinas) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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