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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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