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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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