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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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