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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in distance learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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