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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic educational technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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