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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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