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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Venezuela to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic 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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