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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning make it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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