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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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