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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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