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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning enable students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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