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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Facebook to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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