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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered students 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 usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Uruguay to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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