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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. 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. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Clemson University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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