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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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