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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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