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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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