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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally 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 issues that learning technology organizations are considering now that blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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