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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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