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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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