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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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