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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Utah to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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