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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning have enabled people all around the world to take 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 always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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