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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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