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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily 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 institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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