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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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