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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better understand these exciting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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