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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning make it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. 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 massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like France to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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