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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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