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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in online education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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