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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students 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. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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