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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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