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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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