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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally 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 quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this desideratum for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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