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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Kentucky to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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