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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major 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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