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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the 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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