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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

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