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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in online learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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