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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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