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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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