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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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