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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic educational technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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