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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in blended learning enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always 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 variety of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to understand these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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