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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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