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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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