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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have enabled people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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