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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate 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 free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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