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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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