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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are normally 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 a lot of topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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