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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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