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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have enabled people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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