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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are customarily free 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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