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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly 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. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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