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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many topics that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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