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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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