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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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