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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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