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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are 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 several subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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