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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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