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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Duke University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this need 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 topics. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education