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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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