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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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