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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online education have empowered people 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 online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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