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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in digital education technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of Kentucky to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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