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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses 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 quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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