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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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