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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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