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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Colorado System to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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