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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning have empowered people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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