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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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