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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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