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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Haiti to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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