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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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