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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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