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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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