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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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