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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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