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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in electronic education technology have empowered students all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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