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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free 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. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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