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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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