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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in 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 MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like The Bahamas to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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