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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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