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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology enable people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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