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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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