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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally 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. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peter I Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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