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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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