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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Philippines to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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