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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Nicaragua to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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