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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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