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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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