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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Excelsior College to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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