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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners 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 lot of topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines 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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