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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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