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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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