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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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