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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about 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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