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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these significant new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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