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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free 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 online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Fiji to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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