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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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