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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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