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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology enable humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Christmas Island to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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