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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have empowered humans in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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