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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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