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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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