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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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