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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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