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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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