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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Romania to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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