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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling 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. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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