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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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