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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling humans all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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