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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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