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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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