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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in online education have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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