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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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