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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mount Sinai School of Medicine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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