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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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