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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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