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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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