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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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