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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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