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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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