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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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