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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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