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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to better perceive these open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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