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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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