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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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