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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning have empowered students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bangladesh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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