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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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