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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. 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 MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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