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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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