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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Denmark to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers 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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