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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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