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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Germany to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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