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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered 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 massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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