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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. 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. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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