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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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