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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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