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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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