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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Utah Valley University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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