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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free for students 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 many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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