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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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