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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in digital education technology have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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