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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bouvet Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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