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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in digital education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Saudi Arabia to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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