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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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