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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in online courses. 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. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Canada to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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