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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Mali to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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