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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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