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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gibraltar to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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