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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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