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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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