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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free 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 variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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