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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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