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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have empowered students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Alfred State College of Technology - SUNY to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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