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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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