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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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