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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in digital education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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