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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Israel to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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