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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part 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 lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Faroe Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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