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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education enable students 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 ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational initiatives. People want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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