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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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