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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Dominican Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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