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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Clemson University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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