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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. 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 massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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