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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes 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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