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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education are empowering learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jarvis Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also examines 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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