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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in electronic education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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