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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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