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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning are enabling humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Albania to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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