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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Slovenia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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