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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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