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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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