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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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