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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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