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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Nepal to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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