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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online education are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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