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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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