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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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