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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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