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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education are enabling humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Cape Verde to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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