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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable 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. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor 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 e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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