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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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