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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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