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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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