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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in blended learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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