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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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