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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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