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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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