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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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