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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently 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 numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also reviews the key 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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