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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in learning technology enable students all around 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 usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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