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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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