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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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