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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Colombia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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