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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Suriname to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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