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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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