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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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