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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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