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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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