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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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