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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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