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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in online education are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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