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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable people all over the world 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 mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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