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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have empowered humans all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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