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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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