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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Australian Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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