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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are mostly free 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 numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like openHPI to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education