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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like India to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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