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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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