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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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