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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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