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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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