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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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