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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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