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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of 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. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Timor-Leste (East Timor) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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