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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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