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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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