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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology enable humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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