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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are enabling students all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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