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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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