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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners 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 quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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