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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education are enabling students in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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 massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Midway Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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