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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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