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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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