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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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