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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online education have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the most important 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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