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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bowling Green State University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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