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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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