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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues 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 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 numerous issues that online learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Philippines to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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