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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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