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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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