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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Iraq to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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