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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students 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 quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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