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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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