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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are normally free for students 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 a lot of topics that blended learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key 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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