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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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