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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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