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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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