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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. 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 classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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