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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Reunion to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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