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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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