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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this crescive need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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