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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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