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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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