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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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