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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education