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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Howland Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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