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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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