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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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