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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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