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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take online courses. 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. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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