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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOCs can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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