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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education have empowered students in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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