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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education have enabled people 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. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malaysia to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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