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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Vatican City to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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