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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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