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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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