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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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