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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free 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 quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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