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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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