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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for humans 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. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Ukraine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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