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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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