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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in distance learning have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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