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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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