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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology enable students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also researches the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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