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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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