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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are typically 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 lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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