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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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