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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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