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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Polynesia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also deals with the 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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