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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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