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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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