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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students 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. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mexico to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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