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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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