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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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