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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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