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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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