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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOCs are 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 many topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

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 increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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