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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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