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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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