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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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