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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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