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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in elearning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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