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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic educational technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. 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 online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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