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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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