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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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