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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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