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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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