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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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