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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bolivia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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