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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in digital education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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