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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in online learning technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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