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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are normally free for students 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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