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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning enable humans all over the world to participate in online courses. 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 online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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