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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in elearning technology enable people all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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