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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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