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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in electronic education technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Netherlands Antilles to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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