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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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