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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Peninsula College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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