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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better grasp these open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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