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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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