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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Aland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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