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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Armenia to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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