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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. 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 MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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