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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online education have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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