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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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