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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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