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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Singapore to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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