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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate 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. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Utah to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these compelling new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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