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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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